M40 traffic update after caravan detaches from car

A safety inspection of the track near Starcross is causing disruption to journeys running between Newton Abbot and Exeter St Davids. As a result, trains may be cancelled or delayed by up to 30 minutes.

Disruption is expected until 12.45pm.

Routes impacted include CrossCountry services between Plymouth and York/Newcastle/Edinburgh.

Great Western Railway services between Penzance/Plymouth and Cardiff Central/London Paddington, between Paignton/Exmouth/London Paddington.

A fault with the signalling system at Norwood Junction is causing disruption to journeys between Highbury & Islington and West Croydon.

As a result, trains running between these stations may be cancelled or delayed by up to 15 minutes.

This is expected until 1.15pm

On the M40 southbound between junction 11 and 10 between Banbury and Bicester two lanes are closed after a caravan became detached from a car carrying it.

Drivers are facing delays on this part of the motorway right now with four-mile queues and delays of 45 minutes.

While vehicle recovery has just arrived at the scene, delays are expected for some time.

A points failure at Clapham Junction means some lines running from Wimbledon towards London Waterloo are blocked. As a result, trains may be cancelled or revised.

This is impacting services between Wimbledon and London Waterloo.

Disruption is expected until 12pm.

• Suburban services will run non-stop from Wimbledon to London Waterloo.
• Main line services towards London Waterloo will not stop at Clapham Junction.

Any customers wishing to travel to Clapham Junction or Vauxhall are advised to circulate via London Waterloo.

Tickets will be accepted on London buses between Wimbledon – Earslfield – Clapham Junction.

A typical weekend in London means half the tube network normally grinds to a halt for engineering works.

There are a fair few lines that will not be operating this weekend so check below for the full list:

: Saturday November 2 and Sunday November 3, no service between Edgware Road and Tower Hill (via Victoria).

: Saturday November 2 and Sunday November 3, no service between Embankment/Edgware Road and Ealing Broadway/Kensington Olympia/Richmond/Wimbledon. Replacement buses operate.

: Until Sunday November 3, a reduced service is operating across the entire DLR while TfL expands the depot in preparation for the introduction of new trains.

: On Sunday November 3 there will be reduced service between Paddington and Heathrow/Maidenhead. Six trains an hour will serve Ealing Broadway, Southall and Hayes & Harlington in each direction, four trains an hour will serve Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3, and two trains an hour will serve Heathrow Terminal 4, West Drayton, Langley, Slough, Burnham and Maidenhead. Trains will not call at Acton Main Line, West Ealing and Hanwell.

: Saturday November 2 and Sunday November 3, a reduced service will operate between Kilburn High Road and Euston. On Saturday, trains departing Watford Junction at 30 minutes past each hour, from 6.30am until 8.30pm, will terminate at Kilburn High Road. Trains which usually depart from Euston at quarter past each hour, from 7.15am until 9.15pm, start from Kilburn High Road instead.

On Sunday, trains departing Watford Junction at half past each hour, from 11.30am until 8.30pm, will terminate at Kilburn High Road. Trains which usually depart from Euston at quarter minutes past each hour, from 12.15pm until 9.15pm, will start from Kilburn High Road instead.

Until 11.45am on Sunday November 3 there will be no service between Gospel Oak and Stratford. A replacement bus will run.

Sunday November 3, no service between Woodgrange Park and Barking Riverside. Use local London Buses routes EL1 EL2 and EL3 between Barking and Barking Riverside. Replacement bus service T operates between Woodgrange Park and Barking. Buses also set down at East Ham station towards Barking, and pick up there towards Woodgrange Park.

: There will be no service between Reeves Corner and East Croydon on Sunday November 3.

The government says it expects Sadiq Khan to increase tube and bus fares in London by nearly 5% in line with what was announced in this week’s budget.

Transport Secretary Louise Haigh has hinted that the amount of investment transport in London gets over the next few years could depend on whether Sadiq Khan agrees not to freeze fares again.

She said fare increases will be assumed as the ‘baseline’ for negotiations on future funding.

City Hall confirmed a decision on fares for next year had not yet been made.

Regulated train fares will rise by 4.6% next year which is 1% above in inflation as announced in the budget.

Mr Khan has frozen TfL fares for five out of eight years as being Mayor.

A broken down freight train at Burnley Manchester Road is causing disruption to journeys running between Hebden Bridge/Todmorden and Accrington.

As all lines are currently blocked, trains may be cancelled or revised.

Routes impacted include between York and Blackpool North, and also Blackburn and Headbolt Lane.

Disruption is expected until 1pm.

Replacement road transport is in operation between Hebden Bridge/ Rochdale and Blackburn in both directions.

Journey times will be extended by 60 minutes while travelling by this service.

Additionally, people may use their ticket on TransPennine Express services between York/Leeds and Manchester at no extra cost.

It really is not a good day for people in London wanting to get into work this morning.

There are now minor delays on the Bakerloo line between Queen’s Park and Elephant & Castle due to an earlier faulty train.

There is a good service on the rest of the line.

It is not good news for commuters this morning using the London Underground network.

There are also minor delays on the Waterloo & City line because of a faulty train.

There is a reduced service across the entire DLR network until Sunday while work is done to expand a depot in preparation for new trains.

There is also no service between Surrey Quays and Clapham Junction on the London Overground until later today for works to be carried out.

There is currently no service on the Metropolitan line between Moor Park and Amersham/Chesham while a signal failure is fixed at Moor Park.

There is a good service on the rest of the line.

There is currently no service between Kennington and Camden Town via Bank, northbound only because of a fire alert at Elephant & Castle.

There is a good service on the rest of the line.

A busy portion of the Northern line on the London Underground has been suspended due to a fire alert at Elephant & Castle.

There is currently no service northbound between Kennington in south London and Camden Town station in the north, via Bank.

That includes major stations such as London Bridge, Angel and King’s Cross St Pancras.

It is unclear whether the fire alert was triggered deliberately due to a fire and how long it may take to resolve the situation.

Some more road disruption to report now – police are attending another incident, this time on the A63 in Yorkshire.

The road is closed westbound near Hessle, in Hull, while Humberside Police investigate.

National Highways said an ambulance is also on the scene.

In a tweet, the organisation suggested drivers leave at Mount Pleasant and head west on the A165, then Spring Bank A1105 to re-join the A63 at Western Interchange.

The crash on the A46 this morning was first reported at around 12.45am.

Around seven hours later, all lanes of the road remain closed between the Marraway Roundabout and Stratford-Upon-Avon.

There has been no update from Warwickshire Police on the nature of the incident, but we know the road is likely to stay closed for the rest of the morning.

National Highways has said Warwickshire emergency services remain in attendance.